Prairie Community Church

What Prairie Community Church does

Prairie Community Church is a 170-year-old Presbyterian congregation headquartered at 9145 Eden Prairie Road in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, doing business as "Prairie Community Church of the Twin Cities" to reflect its multi-city Twin Cities metropolitan draw. The church operates as a private nonprofit religious organization under Presbyterian polity, affiliated since July 2014 with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. Governance rests with a Session comprising the pastor as moderator plus seven elders serving rotating three-year terms. Programming is built around a single Sunday 9:30 AM worship service in the Sanctuary, augmented by Wednesday U-Nite midweek programming, multi-generational small groups and Bible studies (children through seniors), VBS, prayer ministries, music programs, and local plus international mission partnerships — including Compassion International (since 2001, 50+ sponsored children), AMOR Ministries home-building in Mexico (since 1999, biennial trips), Feed My Starving Children (since 2007), PROP FoodShelf (since 1971), and Hospitality House Youth Development (since 1979) with its annual Christmas with Dignity event serving 400+ families and 1,000+ children.

The underlying technology stack is pragmatic and low-technical-debt: a FaithConnector-hosted website serves as the primary information hub and online giving portal, with donations processed via PayPal (incurring roughly 2.9-3.2% transaction fees) or through Stripe-powered automatic bank withdrawals. Sunday worship is simulcast via Facebook Live with archival content on a dedicated YouTube channel, and a third-party Cognito Forms intake powers the 2026 Renewal Campaign. The Bible Lesson Reels product — an in-house library of children's Bible videos featuring congregation participants — is the only notable proprietary content asset. No mobile app, API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

The revenue model is donation-driven and voluntary: members complete an annual Estimate of Giving Card committing a self-determined pledge amount, fulfilled through in-service tithes, online PayPal gifts, recurring ACH via the automatic giving program, or end-of-life Legacy Fund bequests. No set pricing or membership fees exist; program participation (VBS, camp, small groups) is free. The paid staff consists of five individuals — Senior Pastor Jim Hein, Pastor Sara Hein, Worship & Communications Pastor Ben Nordeen (since 2009), Office Manager Dustin Kuklenz (since 2025), and Finance Assistant Karen Kuklenz — making this fundamentally a volunteer-led congregation with light professional staffing, whose enterprise-scale output (housing builds, community toy drives, child sponsorship, Bible translation support) is delivered through partner organizations rather than internal headcount.

Name

Prairie Community Church

Legal name

Prairie Community Church

Website

https://prairiecommunitychurch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prairie Community Church is a 170-year-old Presbyterian congregation in Eden Prairie, Minnesota serving Twin Cities families through Sunday worship, multi-generational ministries, small groups, and local plus international mission partnerships, funded by voluntary member tithes and pledges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian church ministries
• Youth and children's ministry
• Bible study small groups
• Church mission programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Eden Prairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional Sunday worship tithes and offerings collected during services. Church encourages members to acknowledge that all resources are a gift from God through annual Stewardship Drive commitment cards.
2. Online Giving via PayPal: Electronic donations through PayPal platform with approximately 3.2% transaction fee. Supports one-time and recurring gift options.
3. Automatic Giving Program: Direct deposit/automatic withdrawal program offered by Finance Ministry Team with two withdrawal dates available (6th and/or 24th). Avoids PayPal transaction fees.
4. Legacy Fund Donations: End-of-life stewardship donations invested to ensure long-term support of church community and mission-driven ministry beyond donor's lifetime.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Prairie Community Church is a nonprofit Presbyterian church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services along with a comprehensive suite of faith-formation ministries for all ages — children's, youth, and adult education, music and worship, small groups, prayer ministries, and local/global mission programs. Services are offered at no monetary price to participants and are sustained by voluntary member tithes, offerings, and planned gifts processed through its online giving portal.

Product overview

Prairie Community Church is a faith-based organization offering a comprehensive suite of spiritual community services centered around its Sunday worship gatherings at 9:30 AM. The church operates multiple ministry programs including Prairie Kids Ministry for children (PreK-6th grade), Youth Ministry for students (grades 6-12), and Adult Ministries featuring various Bible studies and fellowship groups. Key programmatic offerings include Music and Worship with worship bands and choirs, Bible Lesson Reels (online video library), Small Groups for community building, Prayer Ministries with multiple prayer teams, and Serving Teams for volunteer opportunities. The church also conducts local and global Missions Programs including the biennial Mexico Mission Trip and Christmas with Dignity toy drive. Digital giving is facilitated through Online Giving via PayPal and automatic withdrawal options, with a Legacy Fund for planned giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship gatherings held at 9:30 AM at the Eden Prairie campus sanctuary, featuring singing, prayer, Bible-based teaching, and children's programming; available both in-person and via Facebook livestream.
• Prairie Kids Ministry (Children's Ministry) Children's ministry for PreK through 6th grade featuring age-appropriate Sunday programming plus Wednesday U-Nite evening sessions with dinner and group activities; nursery available for infants through age 4.
• Youth Ministry Student ministry for grades 6-12 featuring Wednesday U-Nite groups (September-May) plus events including movie nights, BBQs, camping trips, mission trips, and retreats.
• Adult Ministries Various adult Bible studies, book clubs, and fellowship groups including Sunday morning Adult Study, Monday Young Adults, multiple Wednesday men's and women's studies, Tuesday AM Women's Bible Study, and a Book Club.
• Music and Worship Program Worship programming including a Sunday worship band (Tuesday 6:30 PM rehearsals), adult and children's choirs, and orchestra for special services around Christmas and Easter.
• Small Groups Community groups encouraging spiritual revival through fellowship, shared hope in Jesus, and community transformation; available throughout the week for various demographics.
• Prayer Ministries Comprehensive prayer programs including Prayer Chain, Prayer Community, Prayer Intercessors, Sunday morning group prayer (8:30-9:00 AM), and sanctuary intercessors available on the first Sunday of each month.
• Missions Programs Local and global mission partnerships including AMOR Ministries, Athletes in Action, Compassion International, Feed My Starving Children, Hospitality House, New Life Family Services, PROP FoodShelf, Avant Ministries (Brazil), Wycliffe Bible Translators, and Outstretched Hands.
• Mexico Mission Trip Biennial one-week mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico with AMOR Ministries to build homes, partner with Mexican churches, and share the Gospel through VBS activities; the 2025 trip ran June 14-21, 2025.
• Christmas with Dignity Annual toy drive partnership with Hospitality House Youth Development providing gifts for disadvantaged Twin Cities families at 90% off retail prices; over 400 families and 1,000 children participate annually.
• Online Giving Platform Digital donation platform enabling tithes and offerings via PayPal or automatic bank withdrawal (6th and/or 24th of each month); supports one-time and recurring gifts with fund selection and optional account creation, with Stripe-encrypted card and ACH processing.
• Legacy Fund End-of-life stewardship program allowing donors to provide long-term financial support for the church's future ministry and mission work beyond the donor's lifetime.
• Vacation Bible School (VBS) Annual summer 4-night VBS program with different themes each year, typically held in July, offering children opportunities to experience Jesus; registration is hosted via Church Center.
• Bible Lesson Reels Online library of children's Bible lesson videos available on YouTube, produced by the church and featuring child actors and congregation members in video production.
• Serving Teams (Volunteer Engagement) Volunteer opportunities across Prairie Kids Ministry, greeters/morning hosts, computer and sound techs, caregivers, building and grounds, and special-events hospitality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 children sponsored worldwide through Compassion International since 2001
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hope Church - Hope Shores Summer CampminorOthers · 1 January 2024Partnership with Hope Church in Richfield, MN for summer camp program at Hope Shores in Eden Valley, MN. Offers week-long camps for 2nd-12th graders, weekend family camps, and single mom camps.
• Donna Evans - Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsminorOthers · 1 January 2017Wycliffe Bible Translator in Southeast Asia since 1984. Has helped one language program publish New Testament translation, now assisting with Old Testament books and training national translators. PCC began supporting in 2017.
• Athletes in Action - Cru MinistryminorOthers · 1 January 2017Cru Ministry at University of Minnesota making disciples who make disciples with hope that every student athlete encounters Jesus Christ, grows in community, and is equipped to make more disciples. PCC began supporting Luke and Kristina Middendorf in 2017.
• Habtom and Heather Kebede - Outstretched HandsminorOthers · 1 January 2016Non-profit focused on building relationships with displaced people of southwestern Ethiopia. Facilitates ways for community needs to be met and shares relationship with Jesus Christ. PCC supported since 2016.
• Consumed MinistriesminorOthers · 1 January 2015College outreach ministry led by Jamie and Gretchen Miller and Jackie Dixon, focusing on abundant life found in knowing God intimately. Based in Bloomington, MN with networking across US and world. PCC supported since 2015.
• ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical PresbyterianscoreOthers · 1 January 2014Denominational affiliation adopted in July 2014. ECO serves congregations and nurtures leaders, building flourishing churches that make disciples of Jesus Christ. PCC was accepted into ECO in 2014.
• Feed My Starving ChildrencoreOthers · 1 January 2007Non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God's starving children in body and spirit. Volunteers pack nutritious meals designed for starving children; meals shipped to over 50 countries. PCC has supported since 2007 with volunteer participation.
• Compassion InternationalcoreOthers · 1 January 2001Christian child-development ministry partnering with churches in 22 countries. PCC families sponsor over 50 children around the world for $38-44/month. PCC has supported since 2001.
• AMOR MinistriescoreOthers · 1 January 1999AMOR Ministries works with Mexican churches to improve living conditions of church members. PCC sends one-week family mission trips with AMOR every other summer, typically building 11x22 foot two-room homes with concrete-slab floors. PCC has supported since 1999. Next trip planned for summer 2022 to Tijuana, Mexico.
• New Life Family ServicescoreOthers · 1 January 1990Provides crisis pregnancy center, adoption services, abstinence resource center, domestic abuse counseling, family counseling, foster care and support homes. Based in Richfield, MN. PCC supported since 1990.
• Jonas and Beth Menezes - Avant MinistriesminorOthers · 1 January 1990Church planting missionaries working with Avant Ministries in Porto Velho, Brazil (Amazon River Basin, population 500,000+). Jonas is Brazilian and Beth is daughter of Brazilian missionaries. PCC supported since 1990.
• Hospitality House Youth DevelopmentcoreOthers · 1 January 1979Inner-city youth outreach in Minneapolis encouraging youth to develop relationship with Christ. Programs include Urban Learning Center, Kings of Court basketball, Midnight Basketball, youth choir, scouts, and Christmas with Dignity. Majority (85%) of youth from low-income African-American families. PCC supported since 1979.
• PROP FoodShelfcoreOthers · 1 January 1971PROP (People Reaching Out to People) provides food shelf, information and referral, transportation assistance, children's clothing closet, holiday baskets, school supply program, gardening program, and financial assistance for Eden Prairie and Chanhassen residents. PCC has supported since 1971.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Westwood Community Church: Community church located in Chanhassen, MN, immediately adjacent to Eden Prairie. Serves the same southwest Twin Cities suburban demographic with family-oriented ministries and community outreach, making it a close local competitor for members and mission partnerships.
• Wooddale Church: Large non-denominational megachurch headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN—the same city as Prairie Community Church. Directly competes for the same Eden Prairie and Twin Cities families with comparable children's, youth, and adult programming, but at significantly larger scale.
• St. Andrew's Lutheran Church: Mainline Protestant congregation located in Eden Prairie, MN. Operates in the same city, draws from the same Eden Prairie household base, and offers similar Sunday worship, children's, and youth programming—making it a direct local competitor despite the denominational difference.
• New Hope Church: Community church in the western Twin Cities suburbs (Minnetonka/New Hope, MN area). Operates in the same regional market with a similar family-ministry focus and comparable size, making it a relevant peer for member-attraction and retention dynamics.
• North Heights Lutheran Church: Mid-sized Lutheran congregation in Roseville, MN, with a comparable ministry mix of adult groups, youth programs, small groups, and global missions. A useful size and program-mix comparable for Prairie Community Church's operating model.
• Christ Presbyterian Church: Reformed/Presbyterian congregation in the western Twin Cities suburbs (Minnetonka, MN area). Shares Prairie Community Church's Reformed theological heritage, Presbyterian polity, and family-focused ministry model, making it a direct denominational and geographic peer.

Regional players

• Crossroads Church: Non-denominational church serving Minnetonka and the western Twin Cities suburbs. Comparable in theological style and family programming, and operates in the immediate surrounding market though not directly within Eden Prairie city limits.

Broad incumbents

• River Valley Church: Large multi-campus church in the southern Twin Cities metro (Burnsville, MN). Targets the same suburban family demographic as Prairie Community Church and offers a similar multi-generational ministry model, but at megachurch scale with greater resource depth.
• Eagle Brook Church: One of the largest non-denominational churches in Minnesota with multiple campuses across the Twin Cities metro. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same regional market with extensive family ministries, online content, and digital giving infrastructure well beyond Prairie Community Church's scale.
• Bethlehem Baptist Church: Historically Reformed, expositionally-focused church in Minneapolis with deep roots in the Twin Cities. Shares Prairie Community Church's theological tradition and emphasis on Bible teaching and missions, but operates at substantially greater scale and urban reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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